Keith Levine

Sergeant Keith R. Levine served the people of New York City with a commitment that marked his short life. Known in official rolls as an NYPD sergeant, he was only 27 when he died on December 28, 1991. Though public records about his private life are limited in the sources available, the record of his service and the respect shown at his passing make clear that he was a young professional who carried responsibility for others and answered the call of duty.

Colleagues and memorials remember Keith as a member of the New York City Police Department whose service is recorded on the State of New York Police Officers Memorial. That official acknowledgement places his name alongside other officers who died in the line of duty and preserves his memory in a public tribute to those who served. In the years since his death, police associations and family members have continued to honor his memory and to mark the anniversary of his loss, reflecting the lasting impact his life had on those who worked with him and his loved ones.

Though much of the public attention that remains around Keith’s name concerns the circumstances of his death and later parole proceedings involving the person convicted in the case, the focus here is on preserving a humane remembrance: Keith was a young sergeant doing the work of public safety. He was someone whose life mattered to family, friends and fellow officers — enough that his name is kept in memorial records and that advocacy groups and relatives still speak on his behalf decades later.

Because published personal tributes or an exact obituary matching his recorded date of death were not found in the accessible public obituary archives, this remembrance draws on verified memorial and news sources to honor the person behind the name. Keith R. Levine is remembered not for the violent end he suffered but for his role as a public servant and the human ties — family, friends and colleagues — that endure in his memory.